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December 2025
Toys Inc. exhibition featuring a case lined with historical toys and two blue labels.

Toys, Inc. / Long-Term Exhibition

Toy production mirrors the innovations, triumphs, and conflicts of a swiftly changing world. Evolving over the last 200 years from small shops to enormous corporations, toy-making is now an 84-billion-dollar global industry. Competition for resources, political tensions and conflicts, skilled workers, and the impact of changing technology greatly influence how and where toys are made. … Continued
07 Dec
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
a wide view of the optical toys exhibit sign

Optical Toys / Long-Term Exhibition

Take a peek at the history of optical toys from Peep Shows through ViewMaster. The first moving picture, shown in 1895, was the result of centuries of experimentation. Artists and scientists began to investigate visual perspective as early as the 15th century. Traveling showmen crossed the continents with optical devices that displayed images of faraway … Continued
07 Dec
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
9ft tall beige dollhouse in the Doll Gallery.

Let’s Play House / Long-Term Exhibition

Can you imagine playing with a dollhouse that is over 9 feet tall? The 9’ tall Coleman dollhouse is one of 32 dollhouses (and thousands of furnishings, accessories, and dollhouse dolls) featured in Let’s Play House, which examines the history of the dollhouse from 19th-century custom dollhouses, early manufactured dollhouses, through modern dollhouses that might … Continued
07 Dec
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Case of retro toys.

Iconic Toys / Long-Term Exhibition

Whether you were born in 1945 or 1995, or any time in between, you’ll find the toys of your childhood in Iconic Toys. This is a lively hallway as multigenerational groups enjoy sharing their personal histories with each other through memories of their toys. Buy TicketsBuy Tickets
07 Dec
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Miniature Maze / Long-Term Exhibition

Wind your way through a maze of miniature rooms and be a-mazed at what you find. Starting with a c. 1900 architect’s classroom, you’ll discover many miniature rooms, including an Art Deco Jewelry Store, a Tudor Bedroom, and even two bathrooms! Image Credit: Art Deco Jewelry Store, 2011, Kevin Mulvany and Susie Rogers, English (Room), … Continued
07 Dec
10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Miniature Art Museum / Long-Term Exhibition

The 17-1/2’ long work, created by Los Angeles-based artist Chris Toledo, is comprised of a central atrium and five galleries. The atrium features various classical Greek and Roman architectural elements, which Toledo derived from his observations of design and construction at a number of historic museums throughout the world. The five galleries are designed to … Continued
07 Dec
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